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The Court of First Instance found a pleaded oral share buyback agreement was proved, held the defendant breached it, and dismissed the counterclaim.
The Court of First Instance dismissed the plaintiff’s appeal against leave to defend, holding the defendant raised triable issues about conditional delivery of cheques and loan settlement.
The court made a bankruptcy order after the debtor failed to comply with statutory demands and gave no evidence of a bona fide dispute over the debt.
Bankruptcy petition over dishonoured cheques was allowed. The court upheld service of the statutory demand, refused a stay for arbitration, and rejected duress and other defences.
The Court of First Instance granted a bankruptcy order after finding the statutory demand was validly served and the debtor had not shown a bona fide dispute on substantial grounds.
The District Court refused to discharge a Mareva injunction and mostly refused variation, finding a good arguable case, no material non-disclosure, and a real risk of dissipation.
The court allowed the Securities and Futures Commission to intervene in five cheque actions and ordered a stay pending its investigation into suspected market misconduct.
The Court of First Instance refused summary judgment on dishonoured cheques, holding the defendant’s duress defence was capable of belief and should go to trial.
The court adjourned a trial in a dishonoured-cheques action on medical grounds, but imposed strict terms, including costs and a bar for non-compliance.
The District Court found only one proven personal loan of HK$90,000 and entered judgment against the 1st defendant, with interest from presentation of the relevant cheques.
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